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by ceasesurthinko 1604 days ago
Well, there's nothing said about controlling your kids, that's a different dilemma, but on an individual level, restricting websites for just yourself is the best way to go. It could be something like putting your phone in a timed lockbox for a few hours, or not buying cookies for the house so you don't randomly eat, or using the premium website blockers that can't be uninstalled. Every bit of media is carefully designed by the brightest minds to give you a small dopamine hit so you keep coming back. The best discipline is not needing to use your discipline. I'm on you with the habits, we live lives unconsciously most of the time so habits are absolutely crucial to ensuring we don't randomly end up scrolling Facebook for 3 hours and then wondering where the day went.